Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and compiled for the HERALD.

as thick as the forest leaves, of
benefits that should follow the
"turning out of the rascals." The
same vote that elected Cleveland
President gave him forty three
majority in the House of Congress.
Now behold the result. Nearly
three.iOurths of the administrative
term has expired, and not a single
measure of National importance
has been passed. Mention If you
can what has benefited the people
outside of the regular routine, or
marked this administration with
any characteristic feature. 1t can
not be done. The whole admins.
trahon of Cleveland thus far has
been purely negative. All prom
Uses of "RefOrm" were long since
forgotten. The great ambition
seems to be to flutter for awhile in
the public gaze, and then this adj
ministratiOn Will pass down and
out as one of the most unmitigated
failures on record.
Congress will be urged this win
ter to pass some measure looking
to the correction of the present
system of heating railroad cars.
1t undoubtedly has the power TO
leglslate upon the subject, and the
experience especially of the past
year has fully demonstrated that
the stove must go, and some other
means of heating be devisd that
will insure greater safety to the
travelling public.
A strong effort will be made by
the District Democracy, aided by
various State clubs organized here,
to have the next Democratic Ma.
tlonal Convention held in this CITY.
Several meetings have already
been held, and considerable cores.
pOndence had in relation to the
matter, and the leaders In the
movement claim that there is a fair
show of success. Washington is
getting to be the central point of
numerous large annual gatherings,
and the number is constantly in
creasing. The project to build an
immense Hall, with seating capa-
city for 5000, with all modern con-
veniences is meeting with great en-
enlargement.
The Commissioner of the Gener.
al Land Office is remarkably mod.
est in his demands, considering
that he is an important factor in a
"Reform" administration. In his
estimates for the next fiscal year
he asks for 175 additional clerks
and an increase in the apprOprla-
ton for his Bureau over that of
last year, of nearly one million of
dollars. If all Bureau officers were
like Sparks, aud their requests
should be granted by Congress,
there would be no occasion to wOr-
ry about the surplus in the Treasu-
ry.
Figures at the Treasury show
that during last month We ex.
ported flour to the value of $5,351,.
Sl2, and wheat to the value of
81, SO1, 800. This year the September
expectation of wheat has fallen off |
over One.half, and the expectation
Of flour has increased almost two
oyer the corresponding month |
IF last year.
Indianapolis was the first city |
7islted by the President in his
Swing around" 1t held its mu-
licipal election last week and went
Republican by largely increased
majority. A fair indication of what
s coming.
The rumOr that an attempt was
made to wreck the Presidential
rain near Memphis, may have some
OundatiOn, but 1t is regarded here
almost universally as a slim at
empt to produce scenic effect on
he last act of an exceedingly stu
I'D play.
During the past few days several
congressman have taken up their
.bOde among us, and many old
amiliar faces are now recognized
N the Avenue. | met Congress-
nan Barnes of Georgia, yesterday,
vho is the heavy weight of the
louise, 325 pounds strong, but al.
'eit a good jovial fellow. He is a
trong partizan Democrat, and pre-
ends to think, with a nervous
witchlng about the eye, that CIeve-
and is doing, "pretty WE'LL"
Randall spent a day here last
1eek on his return from Atlanta,
nd exhibited numerous letters OF
from various sections
n the South. and invitations TO
isit them, which show pretty clear.
Y that it will be hard work for Car.
sic and Mills to read him out of
he party.
One Of the proudest men in
to-day, is Commits
IOner Oberly. He has "dOwned" {
he Virginia and Ohio Clubs in
heir rebellion on Civil Service, is
lstained by his two colleagues,
nd has the official endorsement of {
le New York Mugwump Reform
ssociation. What greater honor
an one man achieveG True it
ont reduce the price of bread